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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality






2. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs






3. Analytical technique to determine the essential features and relationships of components in the project management plan to establish a reserve for the schedule duration - budget - estimated cost or funds for a project






4. Document that describes how the project scope will be defined - developed and verified and how the work breakdown structure will be created and defined and that provides guidance on how the project scope will be managed and controlled by the project






5. A planning technique that subdivides the project scope and project deliverables into smaller - more manageable components - until the project work associated with accomplishing the project scope and providing the deliverables is defined in sufficient






6. Schedule network diagramming technique in which schedule activities are represented by boxes or nodes. schedule activities are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are performed






7. Collection of projects or programs and other work that are grouped together to facilitate effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives






8. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer






9. Structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project scope of work is assigned to a person or team






10. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence






11. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives






12. Processes concerned with conducting risk management planning - identification - analysis - responses and monitoring and control on a project






13. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.






14. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced






15. Document that provides for common and repeated use - rules - guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results






16. Condition or situation unfavorable to the project - a negative set of circumstances - a negative set of events - a risk that will have a negative impact on a project objective if it occurs - or a possibility for negative changes






17. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met






18. Action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications






19. The calculation of late finish dates and late start dates for uncompleted portions of all schedule activities. determined by working backward through the schedule network logic from the projects end date






20. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished






21. Defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project






22. Schedule activity that determines when the logical successor activity can begin or end






23. Deliverable or project work component at the lowest level of each branch of the work breakdown structure






24. A change request that has been processed through the integrated change control process and approved






25. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system






26. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines






27. Evaluation of whether or not a product - service - or system complies with a regulation - requirement - specification or imposed condition.






28. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates






29. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.






30. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization






31. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.






32. Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy project objectives






33. Structure in which the project manager shares responsibility with the functional managers for assigning priorities and directing the work of persons assigned to the project






34. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals






35. Centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objectives and benefits






36. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity may begin based upon the schedule network logic - the project completion date and any constraints assigned to schedule activities without violating schedule constraint or delaying project com






37. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually.






38. A quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome. usually applied to project costs - resources - effort and durations.






39. Indications that a risk has occurred or is about to occur. also called risk symptoms or warning signs. should be watched or monitored in the risk monitoring and control process.






40. Processes and activities needed to identify - define - combine - unify and coordinate the various processes and project management activities within the project management process groups






41. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level






42. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project






43. Group of related schedule activities aggregated at some summary level and displayed as a single activity (at the summary level)






44. Document containing the results of the qualitative risk analysis - quantitative risk analysis and risk response planning. details all identified risks including description - category - cause - probability of occurring - impact on objectives - propos






45. Reviewing all change requests - approving changes - and managing changes to the deliverables - organizational process assets - project documents and project management plan






46. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.






47. The process of completing each project procurement






48. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result






49. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase






50. Response to a negative risk that has occurred - workaround is not planned in advance of the occurrence of the risk event